بقع

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Form 1بَقِعَ5 senses · 3 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبَقَعٌ

Core sense — it was black and white, said of a bird or a doggenerated

1.1

It (a bird, or a dog) was black and white; synonym بَلِقَ. [Or rather] بَقَعٌ in birds and dogs is like بَلَقٌ in beasts that are ridden, horses and the like.

Or it (a crow, etc.) was party-coloured, or pied.

1.1.1

He (a drawer of water from a well, by means of a pulley and rope and bucket) had his body sprinkled with the water, so that some parts of it became wetted.

1.2I do not know where he went—مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ بَقَعَ

As though one said: to what بُقْعَة of the بِقَاع of the earth he went. Used only in the negative; also بَقَّعَ.

1.2.1the calamity, or misfortune, befell them—بَقَعَتْهُمُ الدَّاهِيَةُ

1.3he was assailed with bad, or foul, speech—بُقِعَ

Like عُنِىَ. Or: he was assailed with calumny, slander, or false accusation.

he was assailed with foul, evil, or abominable speech—بُقِعَ بِقَبِيحٍ

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, aor. بَقَعَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. بَقَعٌ , (S, Msb, K,) It (a bird, and a dog,) was black and white; syn. بَلِقَ ; (K;) [or rather] بَقَعٌ in birds and dogs is like بَلَقٌ in beasts that are ridden, or horses and the like: (S, K:) or it (a crow, &c.,) was partycoloured or pied. (Msb.) He (a drawer of water, L, K, from a well, by means of a pulley and rope and bucket, L) had his body sprinkled with the water, so that some parts of it became wetted. (L. K.) مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ بَقَعَ I know not whither he went; (S, K;) as though one said, to what بُقْعَة of the بِقَاع of the earth he went; (S;) not used except negatively; (TA;) as also بَقَّعَ . (Fr, K.) بَقَعَتْهُمُ الدَّاهِيَةُ The calamity, or misfortune, befell them. (TA.) بُقِعَ , (S, K,) like عُنِىَ , (K,) He was assailed with bad, or foul, speech, or language: (S, O, K:) or with calumny, slander, or false accusation. (S.) And بُقِعَ بِقَبِيحٍ He was assailed with foul, evil, or abominable, speech, or language. (L.)

Form 2بقّع الثَّوْبَ4 senses · 2 main

maṣdarتَبْقِيعٌ

Core sense — he left spots of the garment undyed; he sprinkled water on itgenerated

2.1

He (a dyer) left spots, or portions, of the garment or piece of cloth undyed.

2.1.1he sprinkled the water on his garment, so that spots of it became wetted—بقّع ثَوْبَهُ

Said of a waterer.

2.1.2the rain fell in places of the land, not everywhere—بقّع المَطَرُ فِى مَوَاضِعَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ

2.2

مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ بَقَّعَ: see form 1.

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He (a dyer) left spots, or portions, of the garment, or piece of cloth, undyed. (Mgh, TA.) بقّع ثَوْبَهُ He (a waterer) sprinkled the water upon his garment, so that spots, or portions, of it became wetted. (Mgh.) بقّع المَطَرُ فِى مَوَاضِعَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ , inf. n. تَبْقِيعٌ , The rain fell in places of the land, not universally. (TA.) مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ بَقَّعَ : see 1.

Form 7انبقع1 sense

Core sense — he went away quickly, he rangenerated

7.1

He went away quickly; and he ran.

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He went away quickly; (K;) and ran. (TA.)

Form 8اُبْتُقِعَ لَوْنُهُ1 sense

Core sense — his colour changed, from grief or sorrowgenerated

8.1

With ḍamm; the same as اُنْتُقِعَ and اُمْتُقِعَ: his colour changed because of grief, or sorrow.

The last of these three verbs is the best.

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, with damm, i. q. اُنْتُقِعَ , and اُمْتُقِعَ ; (the former in some copies of the K; the latter in others; and both in the TA;) i. e. His colour changed, (TA,) by reason of grief, or sorrow. (Har p. 244.) The last of these three verbs is the best. (Har ubi suprà.)

Derived nouns 10

Nounبَقْعَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place where water remains and stagnatesgenerated

A place in which water remains and stagnates, and which is not a usual watering-place.

Its plural بِقَاعٌ is said, apparently for this reason, to be the opposite of مَشَارِعُ, [watering-places that men and beasts habitually come to.]

1.1

See also the word that follows.

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A place in which water remains and stagnates; (K;) [and which is not a usual place of watering: (see بَاقِعَةٌ :) this is what is meant, app., by its being said that] بِقَاعٌ , which is its pl., signifies the contr. of مَشَارِعُ [or watering-places to which men and beasts are accustomed to come]. (TA.) See also what next follows.

Nounبُقْعَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a piece of ground differing in colour from what adjoins itgenerated

1[land in which are bare places made by the locusts]—أَرْضٌ فِيهَا بُقَعٌ مِنَ الجَرَادِ

Also بَقْعَةٌ, but the former is the more common, and more chaste.

A piece, part, portion, or plot of land or ground differing in any way, in colour, in appearance, or in condition, from what adjoins it; this is the primary meaning: [a patch of ground.]

Plural بِقَاعٌ, or this is the plural of بَقْعَةٌ; and the plural of بُقْعَةٌ is بُقَعٌ.

in the land are small portions of herbage—فِى الأَرْضِ مِنْ نَبْتٍ

a patch of herbage—بُقْعَةٌ مِنْ كَلَأ

1.1places in a dyed garment, or piece of cloth, that remain undyed—بُقَعٌ

This is the plural.

places in a washed garment, or piece of cloth, in which the water remains, undried—بُقَعُ المَآءِ

on this sense [The former also means a spot, or small portion of any surface, distinct from what surrounds it.]

1.2figurative · مجازhe has a good station with the prince, or commander—هُوَ حَسَنُ البُقْعَةِ عِنْدَ الأَمِيرِ

[See also جُلْبَةٌ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences بُقْعَة

28:30

فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ مِن شَـٰطِئِ ٱلْوَادِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ فِى ٱلْبُقْعَةِ ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِ مِنَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَن يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard from the right bank of the valley, from a tree in hallowed ground: "O Moses! Verily I am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds....

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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(S, Mgh, Msb, K) and بَقْعَةٌ , (AZ, Msb, K,) but the former is the more common, (Msb,) and more chaste, (TA,) A piece, part, portion, or plot, (Mgh, Msb, K,) of land, or ground, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) differing [in any manner,] in colour, (Mgh,) or in appearance, or external state or condition, (K,) from that which adjoins it, or is next to it: (Mgh, K:) this is the primary signification: (Mgh:) [a patch of ground:] pl. بِقَاعٌ , (S, K,) or this is pl. of بَقْعَةٌ , (Msb, TA,) and the pl. of بُقْعَةٌ is بُقَعٌ . (Mgh, Msb, TA.) You say أَرْضٌ فِيهَا بُقَعٌ مِنَ الجَرَادِ [meaning Land in which are bare places occasioned by the locusts]. (Lh, K.) And فِى الأَرْضِ مِنْ نَبْتٍ In the land are small portions of herbage. (AHn.) And بُقْعَةٌ مِنْ كَلَأ A patch of herbage. (TA in art. بقطً .) [The former also signifies A spot; or small portion of any surface, distinct from what surrounds it.] And the pl. بُقَعٌ Places in a garment, or piece of cloth, which has been dyed, remaining undyed. (Mgh.) And بُقَعُ المَآءِ Places in a garment, or piece of cloth, which has been washed, in which the water remains, undried. (Mgh.) هُوَ حَسَنُ البُقْعَةِ عِنْدَ الأَمِيرِ He has a good station with the prince, or commander. (TA.) [See also جُلْبَةٌ .]

Nounأَرْضٌ بَقِعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — land with bare patches, land whose herbage is in patchesgenerated

Land in which are بُقَعٌ مِنَ الجَرَادِ, [bare places made by the locusts]; and land whose herbage is unconnected, [in patches.]

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, Land in which are بُقَعٌ مِنَ الجَرَادِ [meaning bare place occasioned by the locusts]: (Lh, K:) and land of which the herbage is unconnected [or in patches]. (TA.)

Nounأَصَابَهُ خُرْءُ بَقَاعِ1 sense

Core sense — dust and sweat came upon him, leaving marks on his bodygenerated

Like قَطَامِ, [not declined,] and also declined, and imperfectly declined, so that one says بَقَاعٍ and بَقَاعَ as well.

Dust and sweat came upon him, and discolorations produced by them remained on his body.

AZ: by بقاع is [literally] meant land, or a land.

And عَلَيْهِ خُرْءُ بَقَاع is said to mean: upon him is sweat which has become white on his skin, like what are called لُمَعٌ.

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, like قَطَامِ , [indecl.,] and decl., (K,) and imperfectly decl., so that you say also بَقَاعٍ , and بَقَاعَ , (AZ, TA,) Dust and sweat came upon him, and discolorations produced thereby remained upon his body: (AZ, K:) by بقاع is [lit.] meant land, or a land: so says AZ: and عَلَيْهِ خُرْءُ بَقَاع is said to mean upon him is sweat which has become white upon his skin, like what are termed لُمَعٌ . (TA.)

Nounبَقِيعٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wide place containing trees, or roots of treesgenerated

A place in which are roots of trees of various kinds; or a wide, spacious place; or a place in which are trees; or a wide piece of land, but not so called unless it contains trees.

Though بَقيعُ الغَرْقَدِ remained as the name of a burial-ground of El-Medeeneh after the trees in it had ceased to be.

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A place in which are roots of trees of various kinds: (S, K:) or a wide, or spacious, place: or a place in which are trees: (Msb:) or a wide, or spacious, piece of land; but not so called unless containing trees; (TA;) though بَقيعُ الغَرْقَدِ continued to the name of a burialground of El-Medeeneh after the trees therein had ceased to be. (Msb, * TA.)

Nounبَاقِعَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a wary, cunning bird; a very cunning, shrewd man; a calamitygenerated

A bird that is cautious, or wary, and cunning, that looks to the right and left when drinking, that does not come to drink at the مَشَارِع, [the watering-places that men and beasts habitually come to,] nor at the frequented waters, for fear of being caught, but drinks only from the بَقْعَة, the place in which water remains and stagnates.

[But in the CK, for مشارع is put مَشارِب.]

1.1figurative · مجازsuch a one is none other than a very cunning man of the very cunning—مَا فُلَانٌ إِلَّا بَاقِعَةٌ مِنَ البَوَاقِعِ

Hence, as being likened to that bird: anyone who is cautious, or wary, cunning, and skilful; a man possessing much cunning.

[According to some] he is so called because he alights and abides in [various] parts of the earth, and often travels through countries and knows much about them; so a man knowing, or skilful, in affairs, who investigates them much and is experienced in them, is likened to such a bird, the ة being added to make the meaning more intensive.

Also sharp, or quick, in intellect; knowing; whom nothing escapes, and who is not to be deceived or circumvented.

Plural بَوَاقِعُ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a calamity, or misfortune, that befalls a man.

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A bird (K, TA) that is cautious, or wary, and cunning, or wily, that looks to the right and left when drinking, (TA,) that does not come to drink to the مَشَارِع [or watering-places to which men and beats are accustomed to come], (K, TA, [but in the CK, for مشارع is put مَشارِب ,]) and the frequented waters, (TA,) from fear of being caught, but only drinks from the بَقْعَة , i. e., the place in which water remains and stagnates. (K, TA.) Hence, as being likened thereto, Any one that is cautious, or wary, cunning, or wily, and skilful: (TA:) a man possessing much cunning: (K, TA:) [accord. to some] so called because he alights and abides in [various] parts ( بِقَاع ) of the earth, and often traverses countries, and possesses much knowledge thereof: to such, therefore, is likened a man knowing, or skilful, in affairs, who investigates them much, and is experienced therein; the ة being added to give intensiveness to the signification: (TA:) and sharp, or quick, in intellect; knowing; whom nothing escapes, and who is not to be deceived, beguiled, or circumvented: (K, TA:) pl. بَوَاقِعُ . (TA.) You say, مَا فُلَانٌ إِلَّا بَاقِعَةٌ مِنَ البَوَاقِعِ Such a one is none other than a very cunning man of the very cunning. (TA.) Also A calamity, or misfortune, (S, TA,) that befalls a man. (TA.)

Nounأَبْقَعُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — black and white, party-coloured; anything bad or evil; leprousgenerated

Applied to a غُرَاب, [a bird of the crow kind]: in which is blackness and whiteness; and so applied to a dog, according to Lh.

Or, applied to the bird, having whiteness in the breast; and this is the worst [or most ill-omened] of the crow kind: [it is this species, according to some, which is called غُرَابُ البَيْنِ.]

Or, applied to a غراب and the like: party-coloured, or pied; or the white-winged غراب.

Its plural, when thus applied, is بُقْعَانٌ, or بِقْعَانٌ with kesr, the quality of a substantive being predominant in it; but when it is regarded as an adjective, [in which case the feminine is بَقْعَآءُ,] its plural is بُقْعٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Hence, as being likened to such a bird: anything bad, evil, wicked, mischievous, [ill-omened,] or the like.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And leprous.

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, applied to a غُرَاب [or bird of the crowkind], In which is blackness and whiteness; (S, TA;) and so applied to a dog: (Lh, TA voce أَبْرَقُ , q. v.:) or, applied to the former, having whiteness in the breast; and this is the worst [or most ill-omened] of the crow-kind: (TA:) [it is this species, accord. to some, which is called غُرَابُ البَيْنِ : (see art. بين :)] or, applied to a غراب &c., party-coloured, or pied: (Msb:) or the whitewinged غراب : (ISh, TA in art. حذف :) pl., when thus applied, بُقْعَانٌ , (TA,) or بِقْعَانٌ , with kesr; the quality of a subst. being predominant in it; but when it is regarded as an epithet, [in which case the fem. is بَقْعَآءُ ,] its pl. is بُقْعٌ . (Msb.) Hence, as being likened to such a bird, Anything bad, evil, wicked, mischievous, [ill-omened,] or the like. (TA.) And Leprous. (IAar, K.)

Nounبُقْعَانُ الشَّأْمِ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the servants and slaves of Syria, of mixed coloursgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

With ḍamm, mentioned in a tradition: the servants and slaves of Syria; because of their whiteness and redness, or blackness; or because of their whiteness and redness and blackness, likened to a thing such as is called أَبْقَعُ; or because they are of the Greeks and the Negroes; or because of the mixture of their colours, their predominant colours being white and yellow.

A'Obeyd says that what is meant is whiteness and yellowness, and that they are so called because of the difference of their colours and their being begotten of two races.

But Kt says that البُقْعَانُ means those in whom is blackness and whiteness, and that one who is white without any admixture of blackness is not called ابقع; how then should the Greeks be called بقعان when they are purely white? He adds that he thinks the meaning is the offspring of Arabs, who are black, [which is not to be understood literally, but rather in the sense of swarthy,] by female slaves of the Greeks, who are white.

1.1also applied to waterers—بُقْعٌ

That is, سُقَاةٌ; because their bodies become sprinkled with the water, so that some parts of them are wetted.

1.2figurative · مجازI saw a people wearing patched garments—رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا بُقْعًا

Said by El-Hajjáj, and explained by him in this way: that is, because of their bad condition.

1.3a herd of camels having white humps—ذَوْدٌ بُقْعُ الذُّرَى

1.4the mirage—الأَبْقَعُ

So called because it varies, or takes on different hues.

1.5land containing [or diversified with] small pebbles—أَرْضٌ بَقْعَآءُ

1.6figurative · مجازa barren, or unfruitful, year—سَنَةٌ بَقْعَآءُ

Or a year in which there is both fruitfulness and barrenness.

a year in which the rain falls in places of the land, not everywhere—عَامٌ أَبْقَعُ

a year of little rain—عَامٌ أُبَيْقِعُ

The diminutive form is used here to denote terribleness.

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, (S, K,) with damm, (K,) mentioned in a trad., (S,) The servants and slaves of Syria; because of their whiteness and redness, (S, K,) or blackness; (S;) or because of their whiteness and redness and blackness likened to a thing such as is termed أَبْقَعُ ; (TA;) or (K) because they are of the Greeks and the Negroes: (S, K:) or so called because of the mixture of their colours; their predominant colours being white and yellow: A'Obeyd says that what is meant is whiteness and yellowness, and they are thus called because of their difference of colours and their being begotten of two races: but Kt says, البُقْعَانُ signifies those in whom is blackness and whiteness; and one who is white without any admixture of blackness is not called ابقع : how then should the Greeks be called بقعان when they are purely white? and he adds that he thinks the meaning to be, the offspring of Arabs, who are black, [which is not to be understood literally, but rather in the sense of swarthy,] by female slaves of the Greeks, who are white. (TA.) بُقْعٌ is also applied to Waterers ( سُقَاةٌ ); because their bodies become sprinkled with the water, so that some parts thereof are wetted. (K.) رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا بُقْعًا I saw a people wearing patched garments; said by El-Hajjáj; (K, TA;) and thus explained by him; i. e., by reason of their evil condition. (TA.) ذَوْدٌ بُقْعُ الذُّرَى A herd of camels having white humps. (TA.) الأَبْقَعُ The mirage; because of its varying, or assuming different hues. (TA.) أَرْضٌ بَقْعَآءُ Land containing [or diversified with] small pebbles. (TA.) سَنَةٌ بَقْعَآءُ A barren, or an unfruitful, year: (S, K:) or a year in which is fruitfulness and barrenness. (S, Msb, K.) And عَامٌ أَبْقَعُ A year in which the rain falls in places of the land, not universally. (TA.) And عَامٌ أُبَيْقِعُ , (K,) the dim. form being used to denote terribleness, (TA,) A year of little rain. (K, TA.)

Nounأُبَيْقِعُ1 sense

Core sense — a year of little raingenerated

Diminutive of أَبْقَعُ; see it, in the last sentence.

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, dim. of أَبْقَعُ , which see, last sentence.

Nounهُوَ مُبَقَّعُ الرِّجْلَيْنِ1 sense

Core sense — he has his legs spotted where water has wetted themgenerated

He has his legs wetted by water in some places, so that their [general] colour is different from the colour of those places.

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He has his legs wetted by water in some places, so that their [general] colour is different from the colour of those places. (TA.)